April is PI Awareness Month
April is Primary Immunodeficiency awareness month. What does that really mean for us Zebras? It means we can educate...
Read moreMAYO: How the flu makes you so sick
Why do we die from the flu? Isn’t it just the flu? Dr. Pritish Tosh of Mayo Clinic: “People often...
Read moreThe very bad, horrible, nasty flu season of 2017-18
Yes- it’s true – this flu season was nasty and record breaking. We didn’t imagine that. While it’s...
Read moreFamily, friends, guilt and rare disease
Sure most days I look like I’m OK – some days I even look better than that. Some days I look like hell. Rare...
Read moreWidespread FLU activity- in all states!
It seems that nearly everyone is miserable. We are suffering from classic flu symptoms of cough, fever, headache...
Read moreTOP 5 FLU VACCINE MYTHS
Direct from the Cleveland Clinic Separating fact from fiction during flu season “Here are five common...
Read moreFlu statistics from the CDC
“Flu is the Rodney Dangerfield of diseases- People think of it as just the common cold- but it’s not. It knocks you...
Read moreHow long are you contagious with the flu?
Part 1 of flu series: There have been so many medical articles about the flu this year. As of right now – 30...
Read moreSelf Care – YOUR WAY! YOUR WORDS! Part 2
I missed this follow-up during the holidays. It was a combination of a rare virus that hit me hard, and site...
Read moreHappy Holidays – COUGH, COUGH, COUGH
Just when I thought I was feely lousy – I learned I could go much lower. After experiencing 6 week Epstein...
Read moreSelf Care – YOUR WAY! YOUR WORDS! Part 1
On my last blog I asked for you to share your self care methods. I heard from many of you. Some of you said it was...
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